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ReviewFrontiers in physiology2018

Nephrotic Syndrome: Oedema Formation and Its Treatment With Diuretics.

Sanjana Gupta, Ruth J Pepper, Neil Ashman, Stephen B Walsh

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Review in Frontiers in physiology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
15citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. CutaneousInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  13. Mechanisms and management of edema in pediatric nephrotic syndrome.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sanjana GuptaUCL Centre for Nephrology, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Ruth J PepperUCL Centre for Nephrology, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Neil AshmanRenal Unit, The Royal London Hospital, Bart's Health NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom.
Stephen B WalshUCL Centre for Nephrology, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
University College London · GBBarts Health NHS Trust · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oedema is a defining element of the nephrotic syndrome. Its' management varies considerably between clinicians, with no national or international clinical guidelines, and hence variable outcomes. Oedema may have serious sequelae such as immobility, skin breakdown and local or systemic infection. Treatment of nephrotic oedema is often of limited efficacy, with frequent side-effects and interactions with other pharmacotherapy. Here, we describe the current paradigms of oedema in nephrosis, including insights into emerging mechanisms such as the role of the abnormal activation of the epithelial sodium channel in the collecting duct. We then discuss the physiological basis for traditional and novel therapies for the treatment of nephrotic oedema. Despite being the cardinal symptom of nephrosis, few clinical studies guide clinicians to the rational use of therapy. This is reflected in the scarcity of publications in this field; it is time to undertake new clinical trials to direct clinical practice.

Indexed as

amiloridediureticsepithelial sodium channelnephrotic syndromeoedema

Identifiers

PMID30697163
PMCPMC6341062
OpenAlexW2910449577

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